Boyzee Blog

2007-06-28T19:08:00.000+01:00

Ascot 2007

Top day out with Andy, Freeman, Guy and Matt, made even better by me winning the first two races and £993 (Micky Channon - You're a legend!!!). Obviously this meant a decent amount of champers for the remainder of the day....

Photos can be seen here

2007-06-28T18:47:00.000+01:00

Baby Boyes Update

Well, Adam's now just over four months old and is fantastic, even when he's being a pain..... Can't believe the time's going so quickly and he's changed so much. More photos have been uploaded here, and we have to say he's REALLY CUTE!!!

2007-05-08T19:37:00.000+01:00

Saints for the Premier League?

Saints managed to sneak into the Championship play off places at the weekend with a thumping 4-1 win over the Shrimpers.

I reckon that we might sneak it against Derby 4-3 on aggregate but if we get to the play off final it's anybody's guess......

It's going to be nerve racking stuff whatever happens, Come On You Reds!!!!!!

2007-05-01T19:42:00.000+01:00

Long time no blog......

Very slack I know but it's amazing how much time Adam, work and general living takes up! More photos have been uploaded to photobox and he's also got his first youtube appearance - more will follow soon......

He's now 9 and bit weeks old and is doing really well. Very alert and taking it all in, putting on the ounces, sleeping well and giving us lots of smiles!

2007-03-10T10:51:00.000Z

More photos!

If anybody wants to see more photos of the boy I've setup an album at photobox.co.uk which we will keep adding to. You can also order these photos directly if you want copies. I've also set-up a permanent link to the album from this blog.

Paternity leave is now finished and I went back to work on Thursday - boo!

2007-03-05T16:07:00.000Z

So far so good!

Well, Adam is now 11 days old and has been home since Sunday 26th Feb. We have already become a dab hand at changing nappies, burping him and recognising his different cries (well most of the time...) for any of these activities or when food is required.

So far we've been very lucky and our nights are relatively undisturbed with just one feed required around 3.30am.

I'm quite surprised how quickly we've settled into a routine, unfortunately I'm going back to work on Thursday, but hopefully this won't upset things too much. Anyway, another picture to show just how cute he is....

Tonight we're sitting down for a boys night in to watch his first Saints game v Preston - Come on you Reds!!!!!

2007-02-23T14:05:00.000Z

Welcome to the the world
Adam Henry Boyes!

Born 09:55 on 22/02/07

Weighing in at 8lbs 5oz

And yes he's already got more hair than his Dad!

2007-02-19T09:41:00.000Z

D-day -8!!!

Hurry Up!!!!

2007-02-16T11:42:00.000Z

D-day - 5

Still no baby boyzee...... so far the curry and raspberry tea have had no impact. Jude saw the midwife this morning and baby is fully engaged but the midwife doesn't think anything is going to happen for a couple more days!

The wait goes on......

2007-02-14T08:40:00.000Z

D-Day -3!!

Still no baby Boyes and the uncertainty is killing us. Jude is trying reflexolgy to induce labour this afternoon and I think we're going to have a Valentines curry tonight!

Not long now..... (hopefully)....

2007-02-06T15:09:00.000Z

No News....?

Have been a bit slack on the blogging front lately, apologies to all you avid readers (Mr La in NZ especially....)

Well, first off - no new arrival as yet, only 5 days until due date so I guess it's any time soon! We're pretty much prepared, with baby stuff anyway - I've even fitted the car seat! The mental preparation is now underway but I don't think any amount of visualisation or being "in the zone" is going to prepare me for what's ahead. I just hope I don't throw up, faint or generally get in the way!

Other news.... finally got the kitchen finished a week or so ago, so we're ready and waiting to cook lots of organic mush for junior in a few months time.

Pictures and full breakdown of the arrival will be available soon!

2006-12-11T17:46:00.000Z

Baby Boyzee Update!

31 weeks gone, only 9 to go, can't wait!

We've finally started buying some baby stuff, and going to NCT classes to learn about the birth and what to do with it after it arrives. I'd really recommend them although it's only when you start talking about you realise how little you know!

Oh well, the main thing is that a decision on the Baby Travel System (Pram/Car Seat/Pushchair) has now been made and it's been ordered. Thanks to all for their advice, (especially The Earl's of Putney) and we've gone for the Quinny Buzz!

Only slightly less expensive than my first car, let's hope it doesn't break down in the first 6 months and get sent to the scrap yard!

2006-11-02T20:55:00.000Z

Saints FA Cup 1976 footage

Found the following links showing Saints parade the FA Cup around Southampton in 1976 and some further footage of Mick Channon's testimonial game a few days later.

Check out the haircuts and Bobby Stokes receving a "Quality" car for scoring the winning goal in the final.

For those who don't know Saints beat Man Utd 1-0 (my Grandad missed the goal being scored as he was going for a pee.... oops!)

2006-10-26T13:57:00.000+01:00

33!
Another year older, another year wiser? I guess so.....

Went into London for dinner with a few very good friends.. (The Earls, The Haines, The Pudneys, The Thompsons & Jamie), unfortunately Rach couldn't make due to a bad neck and The Sansoms pulled out as Chris had tonsillitis (Chris - get the bloody things taken out!!).

A good time was had by all (I think), although why the desire to order brandy, Armagnac and Calvados came over us God only knows....

A few photos can be found here

Looking back 10 years ago on my birthday, Saints beat Man Utd 6-3 - this year they lost 2-0 to Colchester. What the f**k's all that about.

Come on Saints sort it out!!!!

2006-10-22T17:26:00.000+01:00

Line Rider
Basically a bloke on a sled riding along a line drawn on a virtual piece of paper. Sounds wierd, but is actually quite amusing. Although as is always the case in the world of the internet, some people have far too much time on their hands and take it too the extreme, e.g. this effort.....

2006-10-18T19:58:00.000+01:00

Carbon Emissions

I've been reading a load of stuff about the end of oil, global warming etc. and must say it's beginning to scare the be'jesus out of me (I guess even more so now we are expecting a little person to join us in Feburary)!

Anyway, turns out you can work out how much carbon you're emitting into the atmospshere and take steps to become carbon-neutral.

I know it's not going to make Mr Bush suddenly turn into a green freak or China from building monsterous coal power stations but we've all got to start somewhere. For starters I'm going to see if HDS will try and become carbon neutral for all their UK travel - probably no chance, but worth a shot.

2006-10-18T19:53:00.000+01:00

Laugh??? Jude nearly pee'd herself.... thanks to Andy for this link showing a Belgian TV presenter losing the plot, big time!!

2006-10-10T20:18:00.000+01:00

Julian Clary replaces Graham Poll!

2006-10-07T12:04:00.000+01:00

Latest Baby News!

I think it's waving!!!!

Jude had her 20 week scan yesterday (well, 21 weeks 5 days actually) and everything is looking really good. It was pretty amazing, the scan showed pretty much everything although to the untrained eye some of the things did look like differently shaded blobs.....
It was weird seeing the heart beating away, and then the head, hands, feet, spine, everything really...... although we declined on being told which "flavour" it is.

I think that's it for the scans so the next time we see him/her will be around the 11th February, I can't wait!

2006-09-26T20:53:00.000+01:00

Not quite up to Andy's dancing standards, but pretty good all the same!

2006-09-24T17:28:00.000+01:00

Congratulations to Europe on spanking the yanks in the Ryder Cup 18 1/2 - 9 1/2! Obviously an emotional moment for Darren Clarke, the guy's got a lot of guts after losing his wife 6 weeks ago. The crowd gave him an amazing reception and he played some fantastic golf.

2006-09-24T17:16:00.000+01:00

Good to see Saints at the right end of the Championship table after a 3-2 win against Burnley. We've finally broken a 12 year run of never winning an away game after going a goal behind, hopefully this will help us continue our fine form and push for one of the two automatic promotion places. It would certainly be nice to get back to the Prem and give Pompey a beating again!

Top work Rasiak on being leading scorer in the league with 8 goals. Also good to see Skacel chip in with a goal.

Hopefully going to see them beat QPR next week. Come on you reds!

2006-09-24T17:13:00.000+01:00

Well Mr & Mrs Mahoney have finally left these shores for 6 weeks in Asia and a new life in New Zealand. A bit of an emotional night out on Thursday, pictures can be seen here.
Best of luck to both of them and I'm certainly looking forward to going out to visit.

2006-09-24T16:58:00.000+01:00

Jude's almost 20 weeks now and I felt the baby (aka monster) move for the first time this morning. Weird, but very cool!! Hoping to hear the heartbeat soon with a microphone type thing we brought last week.
Also just seen a video showing a nine months of baby growth in 30 seconds.

2006-08-04T20:42:00.000+01:00

Jude had another scan this week and here is the result. Oh my god! It looks like a real baby!!!

2006-08-02T20:53:00.000+01:00

Well, I thought I'd join the blog bandwaggon and start to post my thoughts on the world, life, and football as well as providing updates on what's going on in the world of the Boyzees. It might not make any sense and it's unlikely anybody will read it but I'll give it a go.

I guess the first bit of news is that Jude's pregnant!

We've really done it this time (and although the scan says it's for Judith Boyles I think its ours.....). No doubt there will be a few more updates on the "Nugget" over the next few months.

Looks like Feb 11th is the due date, luckily it's a Sunday so I can still go and watch Saints beat West Brom on the Saturday (fixtures can be found here).